I had such a wonderful time this weekend...we had our guest today, she came out to Bedford to horse ride..[FV: I Told you so!!!] we had breakfast at the stables and at the barn...they went horsebackriding at a house..I had not met her before...she is wonderfully smart woman, she is very curuoius she visited my greenhouse, we talked about where she lives, about her dreams, her life is a true inspiration to overcome obstacles which is inspirational..

[showing tape of Shania's career..videos..IANQ, MIFLAW...Martha comments about provocative sense of style..Shania is a true story..talks about her early days...bla bla...parents and caring for her siblings..discovered at Deerhurst...met Mutt....WIM COO..sales...UP! video..Shania has sold over 70 M albums..won every award in nashville..]

[Video about Shania meeting Martha at the stables..they are dressed to ride the horses very cute! with the helmets...Shania's horse was causing troubles..Martha said it was attacked or something like that..]

M: I bought these horses in Canada..you keep your horses in Switzerland..

S: I enjoy it..

M: the John Jay House, founding father, the first Chief Justice of the US...

S: You have aprivately owned property..

M: we can stop at my house on the way..[keep showing the two of them riding the black horses...]

M: Enchanted Castle..
S: I can come to write a few songs here..
M: do you write the music first or the songs..
S: it depends...it's like cooking you do not know what you are gonna get..LMAO! at least for me..!

M: were you surprised that you sold 10 with WIM?
S: The bioggest selling artist now sells 3 M ..if I achieved that I was gonna be surprised...

M: Your COO album sold many more...
S: I have been very lucky..
M: So many of your songs have meant so much to many of us..when you record a song and sells it, it becomes part of everyone's life..
S: Music means so muc to me..at the beginnign...my songwriting is my diary..they become other people thoughts and emotions..everyperson owns a song..

M:When we come back I'll show Shania how mke the perfect sandwoich...

[video: and then Shania will do the putine with mozzarella cheese and gravy..yuk!]

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M: cut the Ciabatta..not too thin...not too thick..
S: Shania panicks..LMAO! I never help people in the kitchen..YIKES!

M: If you liek bacon...you can put that..are you a vegetarian? Do not thorw the inside away...do you like to butter the sandiwch?

S: butter, cheese and another piece of cheese with butter..with cheddar cheese...
M: yeak cheddar
S: You can mix the cheeses..
M: then tomatoes..{FV: I am getting hungry here looking at the sandwich.. ] a tat for flavor
S: is it salted butter?
M: no..you can put a little bit of basil..
S: an italian style..
M: it's like panini like..[FV: ikt looks very BIG for a sandwich..LMAO!]

M: now we grill the sandwich..
S: whole grain bread, cheddar, I put the cheese in it and then a lid on the pants so the cheese starts come out ...[giving directions to Martha about how to make the cheese come out]

M: shows the grilled sandiwch..
S: it's a gourmet sandwich..
M: you are presenting at the CMA..what>
S: I am presenting EOTY..I am not telling you who is nominated..with Billy
M: he was my neighbor...
S: lucky you..
M: he used to come over to check the kitchen..it's going to be a late night..
S: I am not much of a party person..

{Later for the putine..coming up and Shania taking questions from the LIVE audience..!!]

FV: Martha is speaking very very fast....even for Shania..lol!

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M: do you know how to make gravy? I have never made putine before...
S: have you ever heard of poutine.[crowd says YEAH!]

S: because I am vegetarian we are doing this version of the gravy..
M: so this is the Canadian junk food?
S: confort food...
M: do you french fry these?
S: I would deep fry them..
M: So Wes and Angie decided to do oven fries....do you want to discuss the gravy?
S: my gravy is too complicated..
M: you can use white mushrooms, portobellos...in the history of poutine, people put cheese in with fries...and someone said it was gonna be a big mess, which is what putine means..?
S: do not know..I use white wine...for the gravy..
M: Did you talk to Shania about her recipe? Wes?
Wes: yes I did..
S: I use thyme..
M: the mushrooms and Marsala..how do you assemble this?
S: it's very basic..what really melts the cheese it's the gravy on top..fondue...
M: so we got the gravy..
S: I do it differently..
M: do you make Swiss dishes? do you have a cook?
S: yes, to the dishes, no to the cook ..I spent the whole day before I left preparing everything..peas, rices, soup, pumpkin soup...
[FV: the poutine looks really good!]

S: you gotta use your fingers to put the mozzarella on top..is it really hot? It's got to be really hot..
M: now the gravy on top..everyone in the audience wants to eat this..when we come back Shania is going to take questions from the audience..

[announcer: later Shania and her frangrance..]

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